The barbecue restaurant was of a high class, but it still couldn't avoid the smell of smoke.
Jiang Yansheng's voice was mixed with the chatter and laughter of the crowd on the aisle and the noise of the barbecue. It was loud and clear, and it seemed that even her arrival had become open and natural.
"Sorry …" Qiao Nuo was like a frightened bird. She nervously held the clean leather bag in her hand and took a step back. Her black tight skirt vividly displayed her beautiful and stunning curves today. "Why is Director Jiang here?"
Her face was full of shock and nervousness, and the whisper that came to her mouth was particularly clear in the quiet atmosphere of the crowd.
Director Jiang, who came uninvited, generously took the well-behaved An Di and sat directly among the row of subordinates, occupying the last two seats.
Jiang Yansheng turned to look at Qiao Nuo.
"It's a gathering for my own employees. Why can't I come?"
She was sitting, and her view was lower than Qiao Nuo's.
However, Qiao Nuo suddenly trembled. She subconsciously felt that Jiang Yansheng seemed to be looking down at her, and the words he said were also very sharp.
Qiao Nuo laughed dryly. She pinched the strap of her bag with her fingertips and began to defend herself. "When I came to the company to hand in the files this morning, I happened to hear everyone happily saying that they would be spending Christmas outside tonight. Then, I happened to hear the place for the gathering."
Her throat moved. She was the one talking from the beginning to the end, but the corners of her eyes suddenly turned red, as if someone was forcing her to say something bad.
"I thought … I thought I could start working tomorrow. There are so many people at today's gathering, and they won't care if I'm one more …"
Jiang Yansheng glanced at her, and an indescribable feeling rose from the bottom of her heart. Qiao Nuo was clearly just a fresh graduate who had just made a name for himself. Why did she always feel that he wasn't that simple?
She and An Di sat at the two furthest seats in the row of stools. After they sat down, there was not a single empty seat left. Qiao Nuo, who was standing on the side and whispering, looked a little embarrassed. Although she said that she wanted to join, the whole table was already full, and there was no empty seat for her.
Jiang Yansheng did not speak, and the subordinates around him did not even dare to turn their necks to look at her. They only looked at the pieces of barbecued meat on the oil-absorbent paper and watched as the barbecued meat turned from raw to golden brown, and then slowly turned black and stuck to the paper with a sizzling sound.
"Director Jiang …" Seeing that Jiang Yansheng had not spoken, Qiao Nuo tilted her head and smiled innocently. "I think there are not enough seats here. Why don't I leave first? After all, I'm not an official employee. There should be a seat for me at the next gathering."
Qiao Nuo stood by the wall. She was actually dressed very well today. From her clothes to her shoes and handbag, she had bought them all. It seemed that she had carefully tidied herself up before going out, and she attached great importance to the gathering.
Compared to Jiang Yansheng, who was travel-worn after work, it was inevitable that he looked like the strong bullying the weak.
Qiao Nuo pursed her lips and did not say a word. She looked like she was about to cry, and the tears in her eyes could not fall. She wished she could stuff herself into the wall.
The surrounding people couldn't sit still anymore. Some of them were even tempted to give up their seats for Qiao Nuo. They looked at Jiang Yansheng with a complicated expression of anger, but they didn't dare to say anything.
An Di followed Jiang Yansheng and glanced at Qiao Nuo. He saw that the new intern rookie who had been rumored in the office two days ago was thin and weak. An Di couldn't stand it anymore. He secretly patted the back of Jiang Yansheng's hand and said in a low voice, "He hasn't even started working yet. It's not good to chase him away, right?"
He glanced at the people around him who were pretending to be submissive, hoping that Jiang Yansheng would remember the theory of buying people's hearts.
Jiang Yansheng smiled and pinched the back of An Di's hand. "Why would I? Of course, you are welcome at the company dinner. "
She called the waiter in the restaurant. "Add a stool here."
An Di took a deep breath and cursed in his heart. This woman was not tall, but her hands were really strong. He could not help but roll his eyes. He shook off Jiang Yansheng's iron palm and rubbed his delicate wrist angrily. "I will use this hand to barbecue meat later!"
Jiang Yansheng put on a fake smile. "It's okay. As the first subordinate I bought, I will personally barbecue meat for you later."
She glanced at An Di from the corner of her eyes. "I didn't expect you to be so good at being a good person. Do you like this newcomer?"
An Di said, "Not really. I just feel that this little girl has a temperament that is quite similar to yours."
Jiang Yansheng sneered.
Like a fart.
She did not know how to pretend to be pitiful.
An Di absent-mindedly sucked up to Jiang Yansheng with chopsticks in his mouth. "But compared with Jiang Yansheng, she is still a little immature."
When the two of them were talking, they didn't even move their lips, so the people around them couldn't hear them clearly. They could only see that Director Jiang's expression seemed to suddenly change, but it was only for a moment, and he quickly returned to his original cold and aloof appearance.
Seeing that Jiang Yansheng had relented and even picked up the chopsticks, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They cautiously picked up the chopsticks and did not dare to throw away the burnt meat on the paper. They could only roll up the burnt meat and chew quickly in fear.
Qiao Nuo bent over and pinched the hem of her dress with one hand. He used the other hand to arrange the stool properly and placed it right beside An Di.
The three of them sat in a triangle.
When she brushed past Jiang Yansheng, there was a faint fragrance.
Jiang Yansheng smiled faintly at Qiao Nuo's back and called out, "Qiao Nuo."
Qiao Nuo was so scared that she threw the stool in her hand to the ground with a loud bang. She stuttered and turned back to ask, "Director … Director, what's wrong?"
"The perfume on your body smells good. Where did you buy it?"
Hearing that Jiang Yansheng was not criticizing her, but asking about the perfume, Qiao Nuo breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest and sat down. She smiled sweetly and a little embarrassedly. "My friend who is studying abroad bought it for me. I brought it back from abroad, so it's tax-free."
"Oh," Jiang Yansheng replied casually. She savored the taste of the meat in her mouth and said in a low voice, "I also think it was bought abroad. I used to like this brand of perfume for a while when I was in my second year in university. This brand has never been sold in the local counters, but it smells so good."
"I didn't expect girls of this age to like perfume so much."
She only hoped that there was something wrong with her nose, and that Qiao Nuo would not buy the same perfume as her.
This perfume was brought back by Yu Zhouzhou, who had gone abroad to play. It happened to have her favorite grapefruit as the front notes, and the ending notes were white amber and sandalwood. At that time, she always felt that the smell on Mu Lianchen's body was very similar, so she sprayed it for a long time. Later, she stopped.
She felt disgusted by everything related to Mu Lianchen.
An Di did not know what kind of perfume Jiang Yansheng was talking about. Originally, in Milan, many girls sprayed strong perfume when they walked on the street, and it could be smelled from across the street.
He sniffed and smiled with peach blossom in his eyes. "Jiang's nose is really good. I obviously sat closer to Qiao, but I didn't smell any perfume."
He leaned forward in a very gentlemanly manner and said with some surprise, "You really do smell good. It smells really good."
Qiao Nuo was flattered. Her cheeks blushed shyly, and she thanked him repeatedly in a low voice.
Jiang Yansheng's eyebrows twitched. She slowly picked up a piece of charred meat and put it on An Di's plate of dipping sauce. She even helped him stir it thoughtfully.
"Does your hand still hurt? Eat more. "
An Di secretly thought about how he had been implicated even though he had clearly said what he wanted to say. At the same time, he held his breath and quickly swallowed the strange barbecue without chewing.
Qiao Nuo had been eating the meat and vegetables on the side in a reserved manner. Her eyes gently drifted over Jiang Yansheng's expressionless face, and she blinked. "Since Director Jiang used to like this perfume very much, has he been wearing it now?"
Jiang Yansheng said, "I don't."
"Why..."
She curled her lips and gently pinched her slender fingers and swept them in front of her. "It smells too bad. I feel nauseous when I smell it."
"And at that time, I thought the things brought back from abroad were quite high-end. Now that I've been working for a while, I realize that this price is actually cheap. It's meaningless."
Qiao Nuo's eyes, which had been flashing with curiosity, moved slightly. She couldn't help but tightly grasp the hem of her skirt on her knees with one hand under the table, and a few deep creases appeared.
Jiang Yansheng pressed his fingertips to his lower lip and comforted her with a smile. "I didn't say that it's your perfume. After all, it's just a little similar in smell. It's unlikely that you can buy the same brand as mine."
Qiao Nuo's smile was not very natural.
"Director Jiang is right."
The table gradually became lively. The others couldn't hear clearly what Jiang Yansheng was saying to the new intern, but at least they were interested in talking. After discovering that Director Jiang didn't pay attention to them at all, some even opened a bottle of iced beer and began to drink. The atmosphere gradually returned to normal.
Like a pot of slowly boiling water, Jiang Yansheng's faint sneer melted into it.
An Di could feel the sparks flying above his head. He buried his head in his food and did not participate in any of the conversation. However, he still could not avoid Jiang Yansheng putting the charred meat into his bowl with ease.
He looked up, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Jiang Yansheng looked at him kindly. "Eat more meat. It's good for your brain."
It was supposed to be a lively and enjoyable barbecue, but when the piping hot food entered their stomachs, coupled with the ice-cold wine, it instantly messed up the minds of many careless people.
The beer bottles were emptied very quickly, and another dozen were directly served.
Jiang Yansheng's phone vibrated. She lowered her head and unlocked it.
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